GALEED găl’ ĭ əd (גַּלְעֵֽד, LXX βουνὸ̀ς μάρτυς, heap of witness). The Heb. name that Jacob gave to the heap of stones erected as a memorial, or witness, to the covenant of reconciliation and nonaggression between himself and Laban, his father-in-law (Gen 31:44-54). Laban called the heap of stones Jegar-sahadutha, which means “heap of witness” in Aram. Jacob and Laban sealed their covenant with a communal meal. The erection of a stele or stone-heap as a memorial of some important event or treaty was common in the history of Israel (cf. Gen 28:18; Josh 4:3, 9; 22:26-28). This story may well provide the reason why this territory in Trans-Jordan has been named Gilead.